Brush.



To all 'whom 'S may @mami it known met L Feen Hemmer, e alimen or the Umed' See-ies, E'esding et Reoiil'ordil lin. the county' of Winnebagm -Siete oi' illinois have mveiied eeem new and ueelii mprovemeoee im. Bi'eshes, of

s- Viiioh zhfe following is e specieatioo,

- to ehe exids of the'bristies; or to any interme-- io4 bring proper operation The invention.- i'eiaies 'in eieifd to e brusii bei more specifically to e "broek used in ooimeoion' with' suction' sweeping 'epperetus. in -biushes of this type e. cuiein is usuoiiy employed which is eomeejted tothe heed of ihe brush and extends downwardly f he primary object of my inyeiitin isl iov coilstriict e el riem .of a

resiiient me'fcei'ieda rubbei,'which, when pressed beck-I suoh .es

Weird, Wiii :issulfne iis normal position upon` `vided with fewo" opstanding iioiiow'lugs 3 --eod 3a, having pareille); let feces 'li end 'da opposieiy disposed, between I- which is mouii'ed e pipe-coupling 5 that is pwoted ed-end provided with a Wing nut-Thy means 'of which the iiotionai enga-gement between into'oiie'iugs 33nd. 8a,

the poids maybe increased'oi deeeesed to obtain oproper adjustment. ,The pipe-coupiimg 511s hoiiownandphas'side openings' which ings. in tum, open .into e central pessege'in the body 2 time ofpeoiogin the body -to theiieed, eiid extends ioweid the endso the bristies, Theemct iength of one curtei,

ere to not being shown). 'eeuredto the heed in. my iWeH-imowoj of bristles' 8; A: rub orm of curio-ieg sui- `ijpiiGoddon filed Norah 31, MH.. Seal Ho. 518,865?.

:heed etech' o' such es 'eii, eo'ihoi; ehe brush Wiii not, inglm'e, en objee; diei ii me? come in Contact with n my @refereed form o L secure piureiiy oi' sieogiie'oieg gibs ii to iiie ouriem 9 which extend ioogizo inoiigf oE the-axis ofi the' head; vibe purposes of lwhich Wiii ne heieiiiefer moe fuiify expieizoed I -1 lin opeieiioo it, is, of course; uiideistood that the pipe-compiling 5 is eomieoied io e, suitoioiel hose -hioogii which oir is drawn, andes 'die brush is moved over; oe surface tol 'be cieenedwviii i'ii'essm'ev applied, ehe Ybristies will be bem, bringing ehe lower edge opemedon. This bending; of "ehe bristies may ceuseiiie omein to oe folded beckweid upon isei end when pressure ie eiie'ved the olii-win will assume its noimei zaos'ition The reinforcing strips -oi' rubber serve in aiding. the Cueto-im. io moire 'reediigf return tois poper posiiion, in my. pre eied foim. of construction iei'so piovide -seaiiopslQ oi the iowei edge 'of the @notaio so die@ when die prossime upon the iofvusii edile of ouwe-in in com-goet"- #ec Wdi.

foy e" e 'ee-miope so 3 miie se i o?? oie ite "Foe deesse Hindoe ehe einstein tiieeeoy viiofdesi'oyog the opei'etion oiE die memoire.. eppeiefus for peoperiydmwing oie iiiiongii the b'fush.

lr do iouoi'J ,i'visiol it io om iimited to o rubbei curteiiej, es any oim 1 of @origin would seme eoooiiy es Weii which is composed of e iesiiien'e materiai that Wouid' assume@ its normal position when *folded beck upon iisei, :noi: do wish it to be -oodersood that i om eisoiimied to l"the seeiiofped edge? es ii is obvious that any herein shown wiiieh is *provided wiih re oesses 'extending inwe'i'diy fiom ehe iowei edge@ end j "A 4bi1-oeh for. use wim seoion: of soie materiel 10,

be understood iiet i', l

edge Wouidj serve equeiy es iveii es the-one 95 pparatus comprising u head provided with lower edge scalloped and a series of resilient a central openng, ahollow handle connected strips of material secured to said'curtain theret0 and communicating With said openlongitudinally 4of the axis thereof.

y-mg, long`r bristlesv secured to said head and FRED HOUSTON. "f5-'surrounding seid opening, a resilient cur-A Witnesses:

' tain surrounding said\bristles but of less JAMES R. GEWELD;

length than said 'bristles and having 'its lSADIE RYAN. 

